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May
11

Oil bonanza? Maybe ... A return to $2/gallon gas? Forget it

For consumers, sentiment about prices generally follows two simple rules: more expensive and hard to get = bad, cheap and abundant
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May
08

Which cities have the most electric cars?

Where are electric cars hitting the road in the greatest numbers? Japan, the US, China and Europe are leading the
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May
07

The race is on: Get methane before it gets us

The race is on to get one vast, untapped source of energy before it gets us: methane hydrates. An ice-like
2 min read
May
01

8 green computing myths

Greening your business computing strategies is not only a smart way to enhance your brand in the eyes of customers:
4 min read
Apr
23

Which countries use the most nuclear power?

Nuclear energy is a lot of things: reliable, controversial, fraught with economic and engineering challenges. And — in the aftermath of
1 min read
Apr
19

Which countries get the most energy from hydropower?

Which country generates the most electricity from hydropower? It probably comes as no surprise that China — famous for the 21,
1 min read
Apr
17

Non-powered dams across US promise huge energy potential

Hydropower already accounts for about one-third of all the clean energy generated in the US, but it could produce even
1 min read
Apr
12

Denmark aims to rule the clean-energy future

It’s been a long time since Denmark was a global power, but it’s shaping up to lead a
2 min read
Apr
12

Quest continues for cheap, easy, 'drop-in' biofuels

What else is crude oil but ancient sunlight in liquid form, a fuel distilled from the remains of tiny photosynthesizers
2 min read
Apr
11

What if our assumptions about a clean-car future are wrong?

We tend to assume that moving toward a world of all electric, zero-emissions cars is just a matter of time.
2 min read